AMD WX 5100 overview

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Consuming only 75 watts of power and enclosed in a single-slot, half-length chassis, AMD's Radeon Pro WX 5100 Graphics Card is a power-efficient GPU for workstations running CAD applications, video editing software, and running game engines such as Unreal. Under the hood, the Radeon Pro WX 5100 features 1792 stream processors linked to 8GB of GDDR5 vRAM with a 160 GB/s interface for 3.9 TFLOPS of single-precision computation performance. APIs such as OpenCL, OpenGL, and Vulkan can take advantage of that performance and accelerate graphics rendering and computationally intensive video effects.

The output panel of this card contains four DisplayPort 1.3 outputs. With the processing power available inside the WX 5100 card, up to two dual-cable 5K (5120x2880) displays can be driven simultaneously at up to 60 Hz. At DCI and UHD 4K resolutions, four monitors can be driven for expanding your virtual workspace without requiring splitters or MST hubs.

To keep this card cool, AMD implemented a blower-style cooler. By using a radial fan, this system forces air over the components and exhausts it out through the front of the card. This compact cooling solution is ideal for configurations involving tight spacing between components, crucial in smaller enclosures.

10-Bit Color

Native support for 10-bits per color channel assists color-critical tasks such as photo editing and video color-correction by providing a larger visible gamut. 10-bit images require a monitor that supports a 10-bit input.

DirectGMA and SDI Support

Reduces CPU bandwidth and latency bottlenecks, and optimizes communication between GPUs within a system and third party devices like SDI I/O cards. DirectGMA bypasses any need to traverse the host's main memory, reducing CPU utilization, avoiding redundant bus transfers, and resulting in high throughput, low latency data transfers.

Encoding/Decoding Hardware

With specially programmed hardware, the GPU can encode and decode H.265 video files for decreased render times and smoother playback of highly compressed video.

PowerTune

Power management technology which provides direct control over GPU power usage. PowerTune dynamically adjusts clock speed to operate within the power parameters set by the user.

ZeroCore Power Technology

Shuts down the GPU when not in use to greatly reduce power usage while the card is idle.

AMD WX 5100 reviews

Radeon Pro WX 5100 Graphics Card is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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ImagingJR from
Great productThis is a great graphics card. I do video editing on Davinci resolve on a core i7 4790k, and an ssd drive for editing and colour grading of HD time line and some photo-editing/ graphics as well using Fusion. If you have ever used Davinci resolve you know it is a great software but also very demanding it can pull every resource from your machine. I was not able to playback in real time effects and the colour grades as well. And I have read reviews about this card and many others. Initially I wanted to buy the RX 580. I never saw them, because they were a bit cheaper compared to this one until the miners woke up and grabbed them all and the price went thro the roof. Then I waited for the RX vega 56, this never spent a minute on the shelve and even the price was way too high and I left it to the miners as well. But this card can do what I need and cost less in terms of power consumption, gives me a 10year peacefull life plus it was discounted on B&H. what else to look for? I do colour grade, I put effects on the timeline and it plays in real time. If you asked me today I think I wasted a lot of time keeping the machine up all night rendering a simple 20 minute documentary, not any more. This is the solution I got here thank God for the discounted price on B&H and and the excellent service in customer care and delivery. Am sorted period. But one thing, this card is not for gaming. This is a professional card, if you got it for gaming I think you will be disappointed. But for professional work it is works great. I don't know if it can edit a 4k timeline yet I haven't tried because my work is HD. I think when you are looking for this kind of GPU it is important to consult your software vendor to advice, otherwise you might buy a gpu that doesn't have enough muscle to lift your load. But for me this works.

Date published: 2017-09-12

Rated 4 out of
5 by
Anonymous from
Better than a gtx1070 for c4dIf you are looking for a way to gain performance on Cinema 4d viewfinder I think this card have a good value for that. C4d projects that where lagging on a gtx1070 are handle by this card faster and without any issues. After effects its anoter story.

Date published: 2017-03-23

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Anonymous from
Solid PerformanceSolid performance running Catia V5. Easy installation. No Conflicts. No issue with delivery. Trouble Free so far.

Date published: 2017-01-27

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Anonymous from
ExceptionalEasy, straight forward installation. Significant, positive impact on work flow and speed in Photoshop.� Next stop� 10 bit monitor.

Date published: 2017-11-23

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Jared from
Excellent SolutionThis card hits the sweet spot of price/performance for an engineering workstation.

Date published: 2018-04-25

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Mario from
AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 Graphics CardNice Quiet clear and cool.... I have on 4k monitors and it is an awesome CARD